There are no better times than these past few
weeks to be able to extend your skills as a
Fearless Caregiver into those of being a
Fearless Citizen. Congress, the
White House, the presidential candidates and
Wall Street are all in the news working on
solutions to the nation’s financial – let’s just
say - challenges. The phrases swirling
around the media include Subprime, Mortgage
based Swaps, bailouts, and dollar amounts in the
(paraphrasing Carl Sagan) Billions and Billions.
How we got here will be debated and written
about for generations to come, but our immediate
concerns are of our loved ones, our communities
and our nation.

The truth is that all of the
people laboring diligently on trying to guide us
out of this challenge work directly for us and
deserve to hear what you think of the matter at
hand. Please take a moment to contact your
representatives on Capitol Hill to let them know
what you think and find out about their plans.
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Some pundits are making remarks relating
to another time in this nation’s history and a
President who guided us past those rocky shoals
with words such as these: “The only thing we
have to fear---is fear itself”

Yet, I think the best advice
is to be taken by the late author Douglas Adams
in his book, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: